Ethmalosa fimbriata, the bonga shad or just bonga, is a shad -like ray-finned fish, belonging to the family Dorosomatidae, formerly considered to be in the family Clupeidae. This species occurs along the coasts and in brackish water of coastal lagoons, rivers and lakes of western Africa from Dakhla in Western Sahara to Lobito in Angola.

Apr 10, 2021 · Bonga is a highly nutritious relatively inexpensive fish of huge importance to the poor in Gambia. Not long ago a commonly known local narrative was that Bonga fish is what many men...

Oct 30, 2023 · Bonga fish can be found in various countries along the West African coast, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Angola.

The bonga, a popular fish species in West Africa, is utilized in various forms that are of interest to artisanal fisheries development in the sub-region. It is utilized in the fresh, salted and dried, and smoked and dried forms.

Nov 13, 2023 · The importance of bonga fish cannot be overemphasized in Gambia, a nation of two million people. Gambians consume 25kg (55 lbs) of fish per capita compared to an African average of 8.2kg (18 lbs).

Jun 2, 2023 · Some fish species, including grouper, deepwater rose shrimp, cuttlefish, sardinella, and bonga, are already overexploited. Industrial trawlers and fishmeal factories contribute to this overexploitation.

Sep 28, 2021 · Foreign-owned fishmeal factories in The Gambia capture large quantities of bonga and sardinella fish to cook and grind into the coarse golden powder known as fishmeal. China is currently the world’s largest producer of farmed fish, supplying the …

Jun 22, 2020 · Bonga fish, Ethmalosa fimbriata, also called Bonga or Bonga shad is shad that is found along the coasts and in the brackish water of rivers, coastal waters, lagoons, and estuaries of West Africa. Bonga is a freshwater fish and it feeds …

Jul 12, 2018 · The factory processes shad, a Gambian food staple known locally as bonga fish, into animal feed for export to China. The importance of bonga fish cannot be overemphasized in Gambia, a nation of 2 million people. Gambians consume 25kg (55 lbs) of fish per capita compared to an African average of 8.2kg (18 lbs).

Mar 25, 2021 · The volume of fish they consume is enormous: one plant in Gambia alone takes in more than seven thousand five hundred tonnes of fish a year, mostly of a local type of shad known as bonga—a silvery fish about ten inches long.